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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.05.2011 (43) Date of publication: 30.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/22 (21) Application number: 10802787.1 (22) Date of filing: 20.07.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/02(2006.01) C12M 1/34(2006.01) G01N 33/483(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/042629 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/011430 (27.01.2011 Gazette 2011/04)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 21.07.2009 US 227397 P 04.12.2009 US 283542 P 01.03.2010 US 660570 (71) Applicants: Sony Corporation Tokyo 108-0075 (JP) Sony Corporation Of America New York, NY 10022-3211 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHINODA, Masataka Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-0014 (JP) DURACK, Gary Urbana Illinois 61802 (US) (74) Representative: Scaddan, Gareth Casey  D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB)